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Transcript of Generational Differences

other common societal changes People born within a 20 year periodshare characteristics based on: EDCT 790 . Labels Matures . . Baby Boomers Gen X Millennials born 1925-1945 born 1946-1964 born 1965-1980 born 1981-2000 Gen Z born 2001-present research? bit.ly/genquiz sign of the times politics, societal changes, pop culture member characteristics,attitudes & dispositions Boomers assassinations, anti-war protests, civil rights, sexual revolution, recreational drugs, women's movement Challenger explosion, AIDS,home computer, single-parent families,fall of the Berlin Wall, consumers of media Gen X Millennials widespread internet, 9/11, war on terror, school shootings, helicopter parenting, cultural diversity, producers of media implications for instructional design ? Who are the learners and what are your specific objectives?In what environment will you be teaching and what resources will you utilize?What instructional strategies/learning activities will you employ?What are your planned practice and assessment provisions?How will you evaluate the effectiveness of your lesson? (Consider attitudes and dispositions in additional to learning gains.) Mission: Teach your group of college candidates a lesson focusing on Classroom Management. You are in charge of the details, but be prepared to discuss a rationale for your decisions. Each member of the group will need to address one of the following points: bit.ly/babyboomer bit.ly/gen-x bit.ly/gen-y Perceived membership beginning in adolescence WARNING: ______ ______ ______ NOT A ROCK ! ethnicity SES gender values disabilities talents motivation learning styles know the learner research flaws... socio-economic statusethnicitylevel of education self-reportsanecdotal evidencegross generalizations drastically conflicting assumptions and predictions G enerational eneralizations Exaggerate gaps between youth and adults

Mask important intra-generational differences

Ignore important intra-generational digital divides so why did we just talk about this for an great... Hour? point of reference from which to start understanding differences & preferences communication feedback learning style In order to design and instruction... meaningful effective